Know all about new health features in Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods Pro 2

Apart from the muchanticipated iPhone 16 series Apple also launched the Apple Watch Series 10 and new features for AirPods Pro 2 at the lsquoItrsquos Glowtimersquo event on Monday in CaliforniaThe company has added groundbreaking health features to its newlylaunched Apple Watch which will deliver sleep apnea notifications while its AirPods Pro 2 will feature the worldrsquos first allinone hearing health experienceldquoWith Apple Watch we continue to offer our users the ability to uncover important health conditions with new sleep apnea notifications And on AirPods Pro powerful features put usersrsquo hearing health front and centre bringing new ways to help test for and receive assistance for hearing lossrdquo said Sumbul Desai MD Applersquos vice president of Health in a statementThe sleep apnea detection feature is a first for the Apple Watch beginning with the Series 10 model It will be supported on Apple Watch Series 9 Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2The Cupertinobased company said the new sleep notification algorithm was developed using advanced machine learning and an extensive data set of clinicalgrade sleep apnea tests The innovative breathing disturbances metric will track usersrsquo sleep analyse sleep patterns and notify them in the event of an apnea a serious sleep disorder where breathing repeatedly stops and startsThe breathing disturbances metric uses the accelerometer to detect small movements at the wrist associated with interruptions to normal respiratory patterns during sleep and then notify users if it shows consistent signs of moderate to severe sleep apneaApple revealed that the sleep apnea feature will roll out in 150 countries once it receives approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA in the next few months Other standard health features like the Afib alerts cardio fitness and the ECG app from the previous Apple Watch models are also present in the latest modelThe newly launched smartwatch is slimmer than its predecessor and features a larger display It also offers the fastest charging time yet reaching 80 per cent battery in just 30 minutes For fitness enthusiasts the watch includes advanced features such as a depth gauge for diving up to 20 feet and water temperature readings The new Tides app provides realtime coastal data making it ideal for surfers swimmers and fishermenFurther Applersquos AirPods Pro 2 comes with active Loud Sound Reduction a clinically validated hearing test feature and an overthecounter hearing aid featureThe firstofitskind softwarebased hearing aid feature helps make access to hearing assistance easier than ever at an approachable price point The hearing test and hearing aid features are expected to receive marketing authorisation from global health authorities soon and will be available this year in more than 100 countries and regionsSince launching the Health app in 2014 Apple has introduced meaningful features that focus on 18 areas of health and fitness across Apple Watch AirPods iPhone and iPadWith inputs from IANSAlso Read Apple Intelligence is the highlight of new iPhone 16 series Find out more about the AI system